Written by Richard Hatem and directed by Jen McGowan. "Brother Blood" follows the aftermath of the previous episode with Sebastian being taken to go through the ritual to become Brother Blood. There have been a lot of build up towards these events and the execution was actually quite great, maybe a bit slow in the previous episodes but I actually really like Hatem's writing this season. McGowan's direction was strong and he directed some great scenes in this episode.
The story arc with Church of Blood have been fantastic, mostly because of the change in Sebastian's backstory. He's much more three dimensional than I expected him to be and the time we spent with him was appreciated. The direction they took with Superboy's arc feels right for Conner, embodying more of Luthor's genes. The identity crisis have been done quite well, feels like the writers actually read about it of people's various of experiences, overall good writing.
I found the drama to be a highlight because of the build up and writing, but also the acting. There weren't much action as they saved it to the last and it was a scene with the whole team working together, as a family you could say. It have felt like Titans had a bigger budget this season and we have seen it mostly through the effects, notably Superboy and Beast Boy, the latter having been on the side line for too long. Here he's on the front and it's so fitting. I think everyone was great in this episode but Joseph Morgan as Sebastian Sanger / Brother Blood, Joshua Orpin as Conner Kent / Superboy and Ryan Potter as Gar Logan / Beast Boy stood out the most with their performances.
Episode 4.06 was about the anticipated confrontation and they didn't disappoint with it. This was the ending of part 1, a compelling and engaging mid-season finale, giving us a mid-season premiere to look forward to. Each character's character arc were great, even newcomer Jinx who I grew to like after her introduction episode. I think they could have improved the pacing though, that's my only criticism of the first half.